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IST IST - Announce Huge Homecoming Show At Albert Hall, Manchester - Tickets On Sale Friday




IST IST - Announce Huge Homecoming Show At Albert Hall, Manchester - Tickets On Sale Friday



IST IST

HUGE HOMECOMING SHOW AT

ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER

- FRIDAY 1ST MAY 2026 -

PLUS VERY SPECIAL GUESTS - TBA


CELEBRATING A DECADE IN MUSIC

+ THE RELEASE OF A BRAND NEW ALBUM


TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY @ 10AM




IST IST have announced a huge homecoming show in Manchester for 2026.


Taking over the salubrious Albert Hall venue for one-night-only on Friday 1st May 2026, the new show comes as the band mark their 10th Anniversary and prepare a brand new album for release.


Just out of the studio after finishing their keenly awaited fifth album (of which a handful of songs have already been peppered into the sets on their recent European shows), the Albert Hall show will be their biggest headline show so far and takes place over bank holiday weekend.


With Very Special Guests to be announced, tickets for their Manchester date will go on general sale this Friday 5th September @ 10 AM (pre-sale this Wednesday @ 10AM).


Priced at £26.00+BF, tickets will be available here:




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Over the years, IST IST have forged a formidable reputation on word of mouth excitement, amassing a dedicated cult following in the process. Operating with a fierce northern DIY work ethic, the band have an ever-growing back catalogue of successful studio and live releases. Self-releasing their entire repertoire through their own Kind Violence Records label, the band’s output has been championed by BBC Radio 1 and BBC 6Music, Radio X, XS Manchester, KINK FM in the Netherlands, The Times and more.


Their acclaimed fourth record 'Light A Bigger Fire' reached 25th in the UK Official Album Charts in 2024, with John Robb praising the record as “glorious yet introspective 21st-century pop music” in a five star review on Louder Than War.


Taking the record out on the road last year, over 8,000 people across thirteen countries turned out in force at iconic venues such as the Paradiso in Amsterdam and New Century Hall in Manchester to support the band in what stands as one of their most successful European tours to date.





Riding this wave into 2025, IST IST returned to Europe for further dates including their SOLD OUT debut Italian shows, and subsequently released two live albums ‘ON FIRE’ and ‘Live In Italy’. The band are book-ending this year with a run of major shows back in the UK - in Leeds, Glasgow, London, and Birmingham across late November and December - as they celebrate their 10th year in business.


Returning to their home city in 2026, their Albert Hall show presents an unmissable opportunity to both revel in IST IST’s career high points, while getting the skinny on their eagerly awaited new album.


Speaking about what to expect from the Albert Hall show, IST IST say:


“Playing the Albert Hall in our home city is a bit of a pinch yourself moment for us but it's also the culmination of over ten years of hard work as a band. It'll be a big celebration for us and all our amazing fans who've been with us on this long and winding journey throughout the music industry, life, lockdowns and whatever else has been thrown at us along the way. We deserve it and they deserve it.


IST IST will play the following UK shows:


IST IST - 2025/26 TOUR DATES


Friday 28th November - Leeds - Warehouse

Saturday 29th November - Glasgow - Oran Mor

Friday 5th December - London - 229

Saturday 6th December - Birmingham - O2 Academy2

Friday 1st May 2026 - Manchester - Albert Hall


Tickets for all shows on sale here:

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